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@@ -248,6 +248,16 @@ specific <code>user_id</code>.</p>
"address": "<user_mail_2>"
}
],
+ "external_ids": [
+ {
+ "auth_provider": "<provider1>",
+ "external_id": "<user_id_provider_1>"
+ },
+ {
+ "auth_provider": "<provider2>",
+ "external_id": "<user_id_provider_2>"
+ }
+ ],
"avatar_url": "<avatar_url>",
"admin": false,
"deactivated": false
@@ -255,36 +265,44 @@ specific <code>user_id</code>.</p>
</code></pre>
<p>To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an <code>access_token</code> for a
server admin: <a href="../usage/administration/admin_api">Admin API</a></p>
+<p>Returns HTTP status code:</p>
+<ul>
+<li><code>201</code> - When a new user object was created.</li>
+<li><code>200</code> - When a user was modified.</li>
+</ul>
<p>URL parameters:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>user_id</code>: fully-qualified user id: for example, <code>@user:server.com</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Body parameters:</p>
<ul>
-<li>
-<p><code>password</code>, optional. If provided, the user's password is updated and all
-devices are logged out.</p>
-</li>
-<li>
-<p><code>displayname</code>, optional, defaults to the value of <code>user_id</code>.</p>
-</li>
-<li>
-<p><code>threepids</code>, optional, allows setting the third-party IDs (email, msisdn)
-belonging to a user.</p>
-</li>
-<li>
-<p><code>avatar_url</code>, optional, must be a
-<a href="https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#matrix-content-mxc-uris">MXC URI</a>.</p>
+<li><code>password</code> - string, optional. If provided, the user's password is updated and all
+devices are logged out.</li>
+<li><code>displayname</code> - string, optional, defaults to the value of <code>user_id</code>.</li>
+<li><code>threepids</code> - array, optional, allows setting the third-party IDs (email, msisdn)
+<ul>
+<li><code>medium</code> - string. Kind of third-party ID, either <code>email</code> or <code>msisdn</code>.</li>
+<li><code>address</code> - string. Value of third-party ID.
+belonging to a user.</li>
+</ul>
</li>
-<li>
-<p><code>admin</code>, optional, defaults to <code>false</code>.</p>
+<li><code>external_ids</code> - array, optional. Allow setting the identifier of the external identity
+provider for SSO (Single sign-on). Details in
+<a href="../usage/configuration/homeserver_sample_config.html">Sample Configuration File</a>
+section <code>sso</code> and <code>oidc_providers</code>.
+<ul>
+<li><code>auth_provider</code> - string. ID of the external identity provider. Value of <code>idp_id</code>
+in homeserver configuration.</li>
+<li><code>external_id</code> - string, user ID in the external identity provider.</li>
+</ul>
</li>
-<li>
-<p><code>deactivated</code>, optional. If unspecified, deactivation state will be left
+<li><code>avatar_url</code> - string, optional, must be a
+<a href="https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#matrix-content-mxc-uris">MXC URI</a>.</li>
+<li><code>admin</code> - bool, optional, defaults to <code>false</code>.</li>
+<li><code>deactivated</code> - bool, optional. If unspecified, deactivation state will be left
unchanged on existing accounts and set to <code>false</code> for new accounts.
A user cannot be erased by deactivating with this API. For details on
-deactivating users see <a href="#deactivate-account">Deactivate Account</a>.</p>
-</li>
+deactivating users see <a href="#deactivate-account">Deactivate Account</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>If the user already exists then optional parameters default to the current value.</p>
<p>In order to re-activate an account <code>deactivated</code> must be set to <code>false</code>. If
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